Category: Security policy

Grand Nemo 2021 ended

Grand Nemo 2021 ended

Gepostet von | 8 Nov 2021 | , , , | 0

The exercise in the Gulf of Guinea from Senegal to Angola involves 19 local nations and ten international partners. The exercise began on 2 November and was completed on 7 November. Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sao Tome and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo took part in the exercise in the Gulf of Guinea and the region. The United Kingdom, Italy, Brazil, the United States, Portugal, Denmark, Spain, Belgium and Morocco also sent their representatives and units. Since the summit in...

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Protecting the Baltic Sea

Protecting the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2021 | , , , | 0

The countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed to step up measures to improve the devastating state of one of the world's most polluted marine areas. The aim of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and the European Commission is to protect 30% of the Baltic Sea by 2030. The new measures were adopted at a ministerial meeting in Lübeck on Wednesday under the auspices of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), the Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea. It was founded in 1974 and currently has the following members: Denmark, Estonia, the European Union, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. The first Baltic Sea Action Plan was published in 2007. The...

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New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

New management centre: Fleet prepares for the future

Gepostet von | 28 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 28 October 2021, the German Navy will take over the new construction of the future naval command centre (FüZ M) at the Hanse Barracks in Rostock. The new multifunctional building on Kopernikusstraße will house the Navy's most important command levels. Construction of the new building, which can accommodate around 460 people, began in April 2017. The new building, measuring around 120 m x 35 m, has a gross floor area of approx. 13,600 m². In principle, the building consists of three separate parts, which will house the following elements: The military maritime command staff called "German Maritime Forces Staff", or in NATO abbreviation DEU...

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BAAINBw awards military history prize

BAAINBw awards military history prize

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

On 14 October, Major General Gert Nultsch, Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), presented the prize for military history and the history of military technology at a colloquium for young researchers in military history at the University of Potsdam, accompanied by music from the Bundeswehr Music Corps. With this award, the BAAINBw honours outstanding academic work in the fields of military history and the history of military technology. Since 2017, the award, including attractive prize money, has been presented every two years by the management of the BAAINBw based on the assessment of an expert commission consisting of seven renowned military historians and an engineer. This year, the first...

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